American English pronunciation
How to pronounce weakened
IPA transcription: ['wikənd]
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Verb
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destroy property or hinder normal operations
“The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
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lessen the strength of
“The fever weakened his body”
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become weaker
“The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days”
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lessen in force or effect
“soften a shock”
“break a fall”
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reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
“de-escalate a crisis”
Adjective
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impaired by diminution
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reduced in strength
“the faded tones of an old recording”
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made weak or weaker
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mixed with water
“sold cut whiskey”
“a cup of thinned soup”
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damaged inanimate objects or their value
Usage examples
- These factors weakened the position of the Greens in Parliament.
- In this weakened state, the hair is more easily cut by a razor blade.
- This led to the resignation of half the "Ard Comhairle", which weakened the party.
- Correlations between parameters are diluted or weakened by measurement error.
- Any of the axioms of an inner product may be weakened, yielding generalized notions.
- The disease affects pregnant women, newborns, adults with weakened immune systems, and the elderly.
- Lewis's injury weakened the Ravens running game for much of the season.
- Not long after reaching this intensity, the storm abruptly weakened.
- Disagreement between unionists and non-unionists regarding economic policy also weakened the party.
- This further weakened the position of Austro-Slavism.